Chart Success
Distant Light was also a success on the ARIA charts, with the album peaking at No. 9 on the Australian Charts and staying in the top fifty for 8 weeks. Three singles from the album charted - the first: "Coming Home" in August 2003, proved to be a successful single, peaking at No. 24 and remaining in the top fifty charts for 3 weeks. "Coming Home" became one of Lloyd's most well known songs and won him an ARIA for 'Best Male Artist' for a third time. The album's second single "1000 Miles" was released in November 2003, and peaked at No. 32, but only was in the top fifty for one week. However, Lloyd had success again when he released his third single, "Beautiful" in April 2004. "Beautiful" peaked at No. 30 on the Australian charts and remained in the top fifty for 4 weeks. The album also produced Lloyd's second moderately successful single in the UK. "Hello The End" was not a big hit in Australia, but gave Lloyd a single that entered the top No. 150 in the UK, doing better than "Amazing". "Hello The End" peaked in the UK at No. 146 respectively, 30 places higher than "Amazing".
The album, with its first single winning Lloyd an ARIA for 'Best Male Artist' in 2003, was also nominated in two categories at the ARIAs in 2004: 'Engineer of the Year' and again, 'Best Male Artist'. The album has been certified platinum in Australia.
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